Professional Certificates In Management

The Strategic Management Course focuses on identifying and understanding the sources of superior firm performance. This course introduces theoretical concepts and frameworks useful for analysing the external and internal environment of the firm and guiding the formulation and execution of different types of strategies.

The course covers topics of mission, goal, strategy formulation, strategy implementation and strategy evaluation. Strategic techniques include Industry: Analysis, Analysis of the Competitive Environment, Key Success Factors, Strategic Scenario Analysis and SWOT Analysis.

Project Management introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organizations schedule, budget, and performance objectives.
Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. We will even practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment.

This course provides the necessary tools and information to manage and control projects and their resources. Project management is defined; project phases and goals are identified; and stakeholder impact is discussed.

This course is an introduction to the human resource management (HRM) function and related elements and activities to examine the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations.

Key functions such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and employee relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and current issues such as diversity training, and the rising cost of benefits are analyzed.

Emphasis is placed on the modern day importance of HRM at the corporate level as well as the view of HRM from the perception of both management and subordinate employees.

Quality Management (TQM) is an organization-wide effort to install and make permanent climate in which an organization continuously improves its ability to deliver high-quality products and services to customers. A comprehensive understanding of TQM is an essential assist that policy-makers, stakeholders, leaders, managers, service providers, governmental officer and academic researchers can use for future quality planning, implementation, management and evaluation of business practices and services.

This Quality Management (TQM) Module introduces students to the foundational elements of quality, quality tools and quality methodologies used in different sectors; manufactures and service businesses.

Financial Accounting and Reporting introduces students to the major financial concepts, principles, and analytical tools of corporate finance. The course introduces students to the topics of financial statement analysis, forecasting, the risk/return trade off, the time value of money concept, valuation, the cost of capital, and the capital budgeting process.

The course helps students understand how to utilize these concepts, principles, and techniques so that they, as managers, can make well-reasoned decisions. This course also will attempt too challenge all students to use critical thinking in the understanding of financial theories and analysis.

This Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Module introduces students to the current organizational practices and policies that contribute to the well-being of the environment, economy and society and that addresses the needs of customers, suppliers, shareholders and employees, as well as those of government, the general public and the communities, where the organization operates, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

A comprehensive understanding of CSR is an essential assist that policy-makers, stakeholders, leaders, managers, service providers, governmental officer and academic researchers can use for future planning, implementation, management and evaluation of business practices and services.